Topix — Now that the Moody Theater has redrawn Austin's live music map in its inaugural season, chalk up another unforgettable first: Carlos Santana and band transforming it into San Francisco's legendary Fillmore Auditorium like it was 1971. more info

ContactMusic — Rocker Neil Young's annual Bridge School Benefit concert will this year feature Arcade Fire, Dave Matthews and Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder. Foo Fighters, Tony Bennett, Mumford & Sons, Beck, Diana Krall and Los Invisibles, featuring Carlos Santana... more info

Guardian Music — Tinariwen have been exporting their acclaimed brand of desert rock to a worldwide audience for a decade. Former manager Andy Morgan caught up with them on tour in New YorkTo download an exclusive eight-track live album by Tinariwen - for free - visit... more info

Guardian Music — Musicians take legal action in response to Grammy overhaul that would pit them against mainstream acts such as Diana KrallLatin jazz musicians are going to fight for their right to be nominated for a Grammy. A group of musicians are suing the US Nati... more info

Guardian Music — From Elbow's ale to Marilyn Manson's absinthe, all kinds of musicians are cheerfully flogging their own branded drinks. Who should be next and what should they be plugging?If you thought the latest beer aimed at women, Animée, was a strangely patron... more info

ContactMusic — Carlos Santana, the influential Mexican rock guitarist, has become a shareholder and board member of the Casa Nobel Tequila brand. Santana will assume a hands-on role at the historic company, which first began producing tequila in the late 1700's in ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Havana Moon is a 1983 album by Carlos Santana released as a solo project. Read more » more info

ContactMusic — Carlos Santana has become the latest star to land his own tequila. The guitar great has partnered with Casa Noble Tequila and has become a board member and owner of the brand, which is recognised as one of the finest handcrafted spirits in the world.... more info

Reuters — MONTREUX, Switzerland (Reuters) - Carlos Santana and John McLaughlin performed tunes by John Coltrane, Bob Dylan and Led Zeppelin, ushering in the 45th edition of the Montreux jazz festival with a spiritual note from the 1960s and 70s. more info

Guardian Music — 13 July 1985: Number 42 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of dance music13 July 1985 was dubbed "the day rock'n'roll changed the world" for the £150m raised by the Live Aid famine-relief shows in the UK and the US. No jazz event coul... more info